Swinging gate



(No Model.)

' H. SIPE.

SWINGING GATE.

No. 380,772. Patented Apr, 10, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HENRY SlPE, OF CLEBURNE, TEXAS.

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SPEFCATION forming pari'. 0f Letters Patent NQ. 380,772. dated April 10, 1888.

Application filed January 12, 1888. Serial No. 260,540. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY Siria, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleburne, in the county of Johnson and'State of rllenas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swinging Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of gates known as swinging gates, and it has for its object to simplify and improve the construction over existing patents and render easy the operation 'of opening and closing the gate, and

at the same time by its simplicity of construc-` tion reduce the cost of manufacture to a minimum.

To this end the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, to which reference is had and which fully illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the gate in a closed position, and Fig. 2 is a view thereof in an unlatched position ready to be swung open, that portion of the gate where it is held by pins in the ina-in front supporting post being broken away.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar part-s in both gures.

A and A represent two main supportingposts, the former of which has secured to it near its top and bottom bolts a and a, which are passed through said posts and have their rear ends screwthreaded to receive screwthreaded nuts B B, by which they are secured to the posts. The forward ends `of said bolts arehooked and point upwardly to receive the eyes ofbolts b and b', that hinge the rear post or hatten, C, of the gate to the rear main post, A, the forward batten, C', of the gate'resting in pins secured in the front main post, 'A'. The batten C has an opening or slot, c, made therein, through which is loosely passed thetop bolt,b,which is somewhat longer than the lower bolt, b. The major portion of its unhinged or free end is screw-threaded to receive a nut, D, for securing and adjusting thereon the free end `of the vertical portion of au adjustable belle crank lever, E,whi.ch shortens or lengthens the hinge b, the said vertical portion' of the lever having a hole, c, therein, through which the unhinged or free end of the hingebolt b is passed. The lower end of this bell-crank lever E has a slot, e, in it, and is projected through an opening or slot, F, in the post or hatten C, (clearly shown in dotted lines in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings) the lever being pivotally secured in the slot F by means` of a pin, G, passed transversely through the slots e F in the lever E and hatten C, respectively. The pin G serves as a fulcrum for lever E, and upon it the slot e in the lower end of said lever E traverses back and forth and throws the rear and upper end of the gate back and forth upon the hingebolt b, and operates simultaneously a suitable pivoted spring and pivotally secured catch'upon the gate-hatten C.

Secured to the hatten C upon its rear face and near the top thereof is a at spring, H, having its free end depending downward in juxtaposition to a loosely-pivoted catch, I, pivoted as at i, the free end of the spring H holding and conlining the hooked end of the catch I in the lower end of slot F in hatten C. vThe other and longer end of the catch isI straight, its point being adapted to enter a shallow recess or depression, J, in the post A. (Clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.) The front or main post, A', of the gate is provided with pins K, between which the batten C of the gate is retained when in its normal or closed position. The hatten C' has secured to its lower end a roller, L, which supports and carries the forward end of the gate when opened in full and swung around at right angles to the post.

From the foregoing description,when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the operation of the gate will be obvious, but may be briey rehearsed as follows: The operator, to open the gate,as shown in Fig. 2, has simply to depress the bellcrank lever to a horizontal position. Simultaneouslywith that movement cf the lever the slot in the lower end of it traverses its fulcrum-pin in a direction rearwardly to the gate. At the same time it imparts motion to the upper portion ofthe rear hatten, which slides gently over or upon the upper and longer hinge rearwardly until it abuts against the hinge ofthe main rear post at the same time the slotted end of the lever forces the free end of the spring out of its position against the rear hatten. This releases the longer or straight end of the loosely-pivoted catch, which is pivotally hung below the latch from the shallow depression in the main rear supporting-post, and it falls by gravity, and the forward end of the gate then consequently rides over the pins in the front or main post and assumes the position shown in Fig. 2 preparatory to being swung around at right angles to allow the passage through it of pedestrians or equestrians. A reverse movement of the bell crank lever returns the gate to its normal position, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention and explained the operation thereof, what I claim as new isl. In a swinging gate, the combinatiomwith the main posts A and A', of the slotted hatten C, the hinge-looltb, and bel1-crank lever E, (said bell-crank lever having a slot, e, in its lower end which traverses a pin in the slot F of the batten (3,) a spring, H, and gravity-catch I, all operated as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the main posts A and A', the former having the shallow recess j therein, of hinges a a b b', slotted hatten C,bell crank lever E,connected with the upper hingebolt, b, and with a pin in the slot F in the batten C, spring H, gravity-catch I, gate, and roller, all arranged and operated substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature inl presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY SIPE. Witnesses:

W. J. MOODY, D. G. WHITTENBURG. 

